pen kits

I am relatively new to pen turning and have just started selling the products I create. In the past, I have sold my items too cheap but have been working hard to create prices that are reasonable yet benefit me as well. That being said, I HAVE MY FIRST BIG ORDER! Not just one or two pens but...

I am looking for pen kits that are on the heavy side. Making a pen for my boss and he used to play ncaa college ball as a defensive lineman so he is a very large man. What would you guys recommend?

If you could only work with three kits for fountain pens, which would they be and who (which vendor) would you buy them from? Just to keep things from getting too expensive, let's say less than $25 per kit (ignoring shipping). Thanks in advance for your answers - I am trying to learn about...

I have been buying my blanks, pen kits and bushings from a local woodworking store. I am starting to sell my pens and I need to reduce cost of production so I have been looking online. I am looking to purchase my pen and pencil kits in larger quantities at a cost saving. Which brings me to my...

Hello all, I recently glued up about a dozen pen blanks with 7mm brass tube in my garage which was about 40 degrees Fahrenheit and left them there to cure overnight. The next day I turned two blanks on my lathe and pressed the parts together to make a pen with no problems. I brought the...

I have made sure, to the best of my ability, that the wood I use for my pens is absent from both CITES and the ICUN lists. But I am still at a quandary concerning pen kits themselves. I have been filling orders with USA made kits (Desire or Hancock, Liberty, or Eagle Pen kits) but, from I can...

I need to stay in the 7mm and 8mm or "O" sizes. Which pen kits are the best selling. I started out (newby) with the European twist. (not happy with the mechanism) I want to sell to both ladies and gents. These would be wood pens not acrylic as I am not there yet. Any ideas or complaints...

I found on this forum a document called "Pen Kit Bushings and Tubes" It lists pen kit suppliers, part numbers, bushing and tubes sizes. It is a great document and was created by W Racinowski back in 2010 but is not complete. I can't locate a current or completed document. Does anyone know...

Hi,I'm Pat from IRELAND,just started to make pens.I'm looking for a good supplier of pen kits from around the world.

I was wondering if anyone had any friendly advice when pressing pen kits together. Not that I have never had a pen crack on other pen kits, but the slimline pens seem to give me the biggest problem. Mostly with certain woods. African Blackwood is probably the worst, though I have had some...

I have been making pens for about a year now and have purchased all my kits from WoodTurningZ. For the most part I have been happy, but have had some concerns with the slimlines. I have found that the black ink is normally terrible (blotchy) - not the quality I would want wen selling them...

Just ordered a bunch of pens and supplies from craft supplies. Even if you get the 10% or so discount for buying multiple pens(10 at least usually) they will still take 15% off. Just type in 15OFF in the promo box. Good deal, I usually wouldn't post this stuff but its one day only and...

I'd like to make a very fine, elegant pen kit for my daughter's graduation. I've read that there are Swiss or German made very fine pen kits. I've Googled all the possible variations, and still can't find a supplier. Where could I go online to find the finest, most elegant (and probably...